Maximiano Valdes, conductor
Timothy Chooi, violin

GINASTERA Pampeana No. 3, Op. 24
BRUCH Violin Concerto No. 1, Op. 26
SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Op. 54

Young violin sensation Timothy Chooi plays Bruch’s romantic First Violin Concerto. “A miracle,” raved La Presse of Montreal. Guest conductor Maximiano Valdes begins the evening with Alberto Ginastera’s hypnotic Pampeana, a montage of dazzling Argentinian folk rhythms. To close, Shostakovich’s stirring Sixth Symphony from 1939, which prophesizes a world on the brink.

Pre-concert talk with Maestro Maximiano Valdes and Julia Figueras will start 1 hour before the show.

3D Tour of Kodak Hall